Saw-handle.



PATENTED OUT. 2, 1906.

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SAW-HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

Application filed January 16,1906. Serial No. 296,362.

To 00 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. BLoUNT,

Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Thunderbolt, in thecounty of Chatham and State of Georgia, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Saw-Handles, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to saw-handles, and has for its objects toprovide a comparatively simple inexpensive device of this characterwhich may be readily applied to the various forms of saws now in generaluse, one which will hold a comparatively large quantity of oil forlubricating the saw blade, one in which the lubricant may beconveniently discharged from time to time as circumstances require, andone wherein the lubricant when discharged will be properly and equallydistributed to both sides of the blade.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises the novelfeatures of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of aportionof a saw equipped with a handle embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is aview, partly in section, the section being taken centrally andlongitudinally through the handle. Fig. 3 is a section taken at rightangles to Fig. 2 on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a saw blade of usual form andmaterial equipped with a handle 2, composed, preferably, of sheet metaland of hollow construction to present an oil chamber or reservoir 3,provided with an oil-inlet opening or port 4, normally closed by ascrew-threaded plug 5, and with a forwardly-extending tubulardischarge-port 6, conically tapered, as shown, and centrally slottedfrom its forward end throughout a portion of its length, as at 7, toreceive the saw-blade. The handle 2 is provided at its forward end withan opening or slot 8 for the reception of the blade, the slotted portionof the handle having inner side walls or webs 9, which lie on oppositesides of the blade, and an inner web 10, joining the side walls at theend of the blade, in which is formed a recess 11 for the entrance of thedischarge-tube 6. Fitted within and for normally closing the tubulardischarge-ports 6 is a tapered plug-valve 12, carried by a stem 13,

slidably disposed in a guide-opening 14,

formed in the front wall of the hand-receiving opening 15 of the handle,there being provided on the outer end of the stem 13 a knob or head 16,adapted to be engaged for moving the valve to open position, whilecoiled upon the stem 13 is a compressible spring 17, serving to maintainthe valve firmly seated in closed position.

In practice the chamber 3 of the handle is filled with oil introducedthrough the opening 4, which is thereafter closed by the plug 5. Inusing the saw the lubricant flows freely to the discharge-tube 6,through which it may be discharged from time to time, as required, uponthe blade 1 by grasping the head 16 and momentarily opening the valve12. It is to be observed that the head 16 may be grasped by theforefinger and thumb of the hand which holds the handle 2 and that thelubricant in passing out through the tube 6 is, owing to the latterbeing slotted for the reception of the blade, properly and equallydistributed upon both sides of the latter.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I produce a simple deviceadmirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view, it beingunderstood that in attaining these ends minor changes in the detailsherein set forth may be resorted to without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A scroll-handlefor saws having its entire grip portion made hollow to provide anoil-receiving chamber and having integral continuous walls whollyimpervious to liquid, thus to prevent leakage of oil from the chamber,said chamber being provided with inlet and discharge ports, a valve forclosing the latter port, a spring for maintaining the valve in closedposition, said valve 'being movable at will against the action of thespring, and a closure for the inlet-port.

2. A scroll-handle for saws having its entire grip portion of hollowformation to provide an oil-receiving chamber and formed with integralcontinuous walls wholly impervious to liquid, thus to prevent leakage ofoil from the chamber, the latter being provided with an inlet and adischarge port, a closure for the inlet-port, a valve arranged forclosing the outlet-port and provided with a stem slidable through thewall of the grip portion, and a spring arranged upon the stem formaintaining the valve in closed position.

3. A scroll-handle for saws having its entire grip portion of hollowformation to provide an oil-receiving chamber and formed IOC withintegral, continuous Walls Wholly impervious to liquid, thus to preventleakage of oil from the chamber, said handle having a bladereceivingslot and the chamber being provided With oil inlet and discharge portsof Which the latter is adapted to discharge lubricant upon oppositesides of the blade, a

closure for the inlet-port, a spring for maintaining the valve in closedposition, and means for opening the valve at Will.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM T. BLOUNT, JR. Witnesses:

GORDON SAUssY, E. M. MODONELL.

